Football Friday

It is another weekend coming up for football in the state of Washington. The Washington State Cougars though have a bye this week before facing the Huskies in Seattle next week in the Apple Cup. Last Saturday they played Utah who they beat 33-25. Luke Faulk had a big game throwing for more than 400 yards however he threw 69 passes in the game. I can’t see him doing that against the Huskies though. He may lose his arm if he continues throwing those many passes.

This Saturday night the Huskies will play at home against Utah. I am sure that Chris Peterson will have them ready after losing to Stanford last Friday night in Palo Alto 30-22. The Huskies had a lead of 14-10 at half time. Stanford though out played them in three of the four quarters. The Cardinal didn’t score any points in the first quarter however scored ten in each of the next three quarters. This game put the Huskies out of contention for the National Championship Series unless a miracle happens. The Huskies will need to win these two final games.

The Huskies playing the Cougars I am sure will be looking at establishing the run in the first quarter so that Faulk won’t be able to throw the ball so much. I know that the Huskies will be ready to play the Cougars well as Utah. This will be an important Apple Cup since the Cougars can win the Pac-12 North Division with beating the Huskies. For the first time in a while the Huskies can be spoilers well as wanting to play in a big time bowl game even if it isn’t for the national championship.

In the NFL the Seattle Seahawks will be taking on the Atlanta Falcons on Monday Night football. The Seahawks beat the Cardinals in Arizona last Thursday night Nov. 9 22-16. It was a tough game for both teams since they lost players through the game. The Seahawks lost Richard Sherman for the season and likely Kam Chancellor will be out this Monday night. At this point no one knows how long Chancellor will be out for. In the good news Earl Thomas will be returning to the starting lineup however how affective will he be and the loss of Sherman and Chancellor will be tough on them. It will be interesting how the defense will play against the Falcons. It is anyone’s guess the outcome in the game. The positive side is the Seahawks will be playing at home and they have the best record on Monday night football of any team. Whatever the case I am sure we will be entertained. For the Seahawks to win they will need to keep the hands out of the Falcons. Normally we would say for the Seahawks to run the ball but they haven’t been able to do that all season long so instead I would like them throwing a lot of short passes that will feel like running the ball. Eddie Lacy is not expected to play and the Seahawks will start Thomas Rawls but they did activate Mike Davis who was on the practice squad. He led the Seahawks in rushing during pre-season so the Seahawks are hoping that he will be able to run in a manner that the other running backs haven’t been able to do. J.D. McKissic is expected to be the third down back since C.J. Prosise is out and on injured reserve. It is really sad that Prosise is injured more often so he can’t play because he probably is the Seahawks best runner and certainly the best receiver out of the backfield. For the Seahawks to be successful the rest of the way and especially to make it to the Super Bowl one of the running backs will have to step forward. If it doesn’t happen the chances making the playoffs could be in question well as having success. We would have to see Russell Wilson throw is magic wand or maybe it is football to have any chance.

We wish both the Huskies and Seahawks well this weekend. We want to see some good football for sure. Something to do before next weekend; go teams.